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UNITED STATES PATENT @Enron PETER PFENDER, OF TWIN LAKE, INDIANA.

KITCHEN- CABINET.

'SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,890, dated June 9,1896.

Application ledMarch 2,1896K Serial No. 581,439. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.'

Be it known th at l, PETER PFENDEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Twin Lake, in the county of Marshall and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets;and I do hereby declare that the following is a' full, clear, and exactdescription of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a kitchen-cabinetwith a convenient arrangement for drawers, shelves, and compartments forcontaining the necessary articles used in a kitchen and dining-room .andutilizing the top of the cabinet as a sink in which dishes may bewashed, and also providing the cabinet with a swinging deur-chest andaspring counterbalance connected therewith.

The invention consists in a kitchen-cabinetconstructed substantially asshown in the drawings, hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings represents a perspective view of akitchen-cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, alongitudinal vertical section thereof, looking in a direction toward theback of the cabinet; Fig. 3, a transverse section taken on line o: ofFig. 2; Fig. i, a similar view taken on line y y of same ligure; Fig. 5,a detail view in perspective of the removable top, showing thecounterbalance connected thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the kitchen-cabinet, of anysuitable size and shape, which is provided at its front with a series ofdrawers B C I), the upper one thereof having a partition d, and may beused for salt and spices.

The lower drawers being used for containing-table-cutlery, napkins, orfor any other articles found desirable, are without the partitions andare retained tightly closed by means of the inclined supports E, whichact as a wedge when the drawers are pushed back into position.

The drawers when pushed in will be raised up tightly against the top bby the action of the wedges, so that the drawers will be dustproof.

The cabinet has a series of compartments F, which are closed by asuitable door G,

which compartments may be used for storing cold victuals or for anyother purpose found inost desirable.

A hinged lid II, which forms the cover of the drawer B, enables accessthereto from the top of the cabinet.

A removable dough-tray I is supported within the cabinet, and adjacentto the tray is a compartment closed by a small hinged cover K, which.may be used for any purpose desirable-as, for instance, to form areceptacle for a rolling-pin.

A sliding cover Lfornis a protection to the top of the cabinet, where iscontained the dough-tray, and it is retained in place by suitable guidesc d, and is allowed to be withdrawn, as shown in Fig. 1, said coverbeing divided into a bread-board M and a pan-support N, and is providedwith 'a suitable handle e for convenience in drawing it out.

The main top of the cabinet is utilized as a sink O for washing anddraining dishes and for other purposes, and is lined with zinc or othermetal, as found most desirable. This sink when closed down, as shown inFigs. 2, 3, and et, forms a top for the cabinet and is hinged thereto inany suitable manner and protects the top of the cabinet from dust anddirt, and when it is desired to empty the sink of the water it is turnedupside down by swingingit over on its hinges, or a drain-tube may beconnected to the sink `for drawing oif the water, if preferred.

A hinged flour-chest P is connected to the cabinet, and aspring-counterbalance is provided to facilitate swinging the chest inand out.' This counterbalance consists of a fiat spring R, which. issuitably connected to the front end of a removable lid T, and extendsthrough a metal loop f, also connected to the under side of the lid orcover.

An adjustable tension-regulator is provided to regulate the tension ofthe spring, to stiften or render more elastic its action, and to adaptthe spring to the weight of the chest when containing a given quantityof flour. This tension-regulator consists of a flat supplemental springS, which extends through the loop f and bears with frictional contactagainst the spring R, as shown in Figs. 3 and Now when the spring S isadj usted by sliding it in or out of the loop f the stiffness of thespring R Will be regulated, either increased or diminished in proportionto the length of bearing-surface of the spring S Vupon the spring R at apoint from the loop to the free end thereof.

Vithout the counterbalancethe flour-chest would be very difficult tohandle in swinging it out and in, as it is'hinged at its lower front endand the weight is all upon the rear side of its hinged connection.

The free or rear end of the spring R has a hook g, to which isdetaohably connected a link h, and toV this link is attached one end ofa chain or cord t', which is in turn attached in any suitable manner tothe lower rear side of the chest I), as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

One or two chains or cords t' may be used, or any suitable flexibleconnection can be made between the spring or eounterbalance and theflour-chest.

lVhen it is desired to raise the tension of the spring, the lid or coverT is raised, after iirst removing the sliding cover L, andV thetension-regulator S adjusted, as previously described. Y Y

If desired, the hooked end of the spring R Vmay be disengaged from thelink 7L, which will admit of the covers being removed for the purpose ofregulating the counterbalance.

The Hour-chest is provided with a suitable handle 7c upon its front sidefor convenience of swinging it out and in.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. 'A suitable ki tellen-cabinet provided with a hinged or swingingflour-chest, and a counterbalance connected therewith, consisting of aiiat spring, a iiexible connection between the rear end of the springand the chest, and

a tension-regulator consisting of a flat supplemental spring adapted toslide in its bearings, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A kitchen-cabinet provided with a hinged sink which forms the top ofthe cabinet when closed, a hinged or swinging our-chest, and aspring-counterbalanoe connected Vto a re movable cover or lid and to theflour-chest through the medium of a flexible connection, and a flatsupplemental spring adapted to slide in bearings to regulate the tensionof the spring-counterbalance, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

3. A suitable kitchen-cabinet provided with a hinged or swingingflour-chest,rand a counterbalance consisting of a flat spring and meansfor regulating the tension thereof, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

4. A kitchen-cabinet having the several drawers, compartments, and Yreceptacles, a 'hinged sink Which forms the top of VtheV cabinet, and ahinged or swinging flour-chest and as pring-oounterbalance connectedtherewith,

substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A kitchen-cabinet provided with the severalV drawers, compartments,and recep taoles, a hinged sink which forms the top of the cabinet, ahinged or swinging flour-chest, a spring-counterbalance Vconnectedthereto and to a removable lid or cover7 and a deviceV

